Recent Obituaries

Press Release

Dateline: October 1, 2017

Contact Name: Susan Fleegle

Fleegle and Helfenbein Funeral Home

Contact Phone: 410-482-8914

Contact email: fhfh@comcast.net

WREATHS
ACROSS AMERICA- REMEMBER, HONOR, TEACH

Saturday December 16th 2017 is
Wreaths Across America Day. WAA began as The Arlington Wreath project started
by Morrill Worcester in 1992 with the donation and laying of 5000 Christmas
wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery. It was relatively obscure until 2005
when a photo of the stones adorned with wreaths and covered in snow circulated
around the internet. The project received National attention. In 2006
over 150 State & National cemeteries held wreath laying ceremonies
simultaneously. By 2008 over 300 locations held wreath laying ceremonies in
every state, Puerto Rico and 24 overseas cemeteries. Over 100,000 wreaths
were placed on veterans graves. Over 60,000 volunteers participated.

Now the opportunity to adorn every veteran’s
grave has been made available to our community no matter what local cemetery
your hero is buried in. This is made possible through the efforts of the
following area funeral homein
conjunction with the nearly 1000 Veterans & Family Memorial Care funeral
home providers across America.

Fleegle and Helfenbein Funeral Home

WAA reaches out to thousands of children each
year with the message ofRemember, Honorand Teach. The importance of honoring each
fallen serviceman/woman as an individual is stressed. This year the wreath
laying will be on the third Saturday of December and was unanimously voted by
the US Congress as “Wreaths Across America™ Day”. By
offering sponsorships to the public, Wreaths Across America hopes that one day
every veteran’s resting place will be adorned with a wreath for the holiday
season.

You may honor your hero, buried at any local
cemeteryby sponsoring a $15 Wreath to adorn their grave. Now thru
December 1st. please stop in and order a wreath for your hero at the
above listed funeral home.